The Colorado College men's basketball team enters the SCAC Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Blue Division. It takes on Concordia University (TX) in the quarterfinals on Friday at 7 pm CT in Irving, Texas. 
 
The University of Dallas hosts this year's tournament. 
 
Last Time Out
 
CC (13-12, 9-7 SCAC) locked up the No. 2 spot in the Blue Division after back-to-back wins over  Centenary and the University of the Ozarks on Feb. 14 and 16th. The Tigers fell to Schreiner and No. 24 Trinity last week to close the regular season. 
 
On Friday, the Tigers battled the Mountaineers but fell 69-71. CC forced 17 turnovers, and 10 Tigers tallied points on the scoresheet. Senior Scott Ruegg drilled a jumper to tie the game up 69-69 with 17 seconds remaining. With no time on the shot clock, Schreiner's CJ Ward battled his way into the paint and laid the game-winner off the glass and in as time expired. 
 
Two days later, on Senior Day, the Tigers were defeated by Trinity 83-76. Sophomore Ty Hendler led the team with a career-high 17 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals.  Junior Asher Nofziger racked up 15 points, seven assists, three assists, a block and a steal. Ruegg dished 12 points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal. 
 
Running It Back
 
The Tigers entered last year's SCAC Tournament as the No. 4 seed, where there weren't divisions yet in the conference, and made it to the championship game for the first time since 2016. They upsetted then No. 10 Trinity in the semifinal before falling to Centenary in the title game. 
 
Against the Field
 
The Tigers rank in the Top 5 of the SCAC in numerous statistical categories. They lead the conference in defensive rebounds per game and have the second-best rebounding margin. CC has the third-highest overall scoring margin this season, outsourcing its opponents by 117 points. 
 
CC has the second-best assist-to-turnover ratio in the conference at 1.12 and is fourth in the assists per game with 15.1
 
Hendler has the best assist-to-turnover ratio among SCAC players, at 2.08. Gavin Carter has the fifth-best, at 1.60. 
 
Devin Philio is first in the SCAC and second in the nation with a 66.0 field goal percentage. The Aurora native also ranks fourth in the SCAC in blocks and is sixth in double-doubles. Nofziger has the third most double-double in the SCAC with nine. 
 
Nofziger also ranks third in the conference in rebounds and fourth in field goals and points.
 
Scouting The Opposition
 
Concordia enters the weekend with a 13-12 overall and 10-6 SCAC record. The Tornadoes finished No. 3 in the Gold Division. 
 
The Tigers faced the Tornadoes on Jan. 17 at Reid Arena, where Concordia was victorious 82-66. Junior Joey Ramirez leads the team with 18.2 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per contest. 
 
How To Watch
 
The entire SCAC Tournament will be broadcasted on FloCollege, as all CC home games have been all season. Live stats and the official bracket can be found on the official tournament webpage by clicking here.